These are all illegal, no?
If the police enforce them, they will get cyclists to behave.
It took 3-5 years to get every cyclist here to wear a helmet but now it's
second nature. I can remember the process well as the school I was at had a
strict policy - if a student turned up without helmet, the bike was 'clamped'
and the parent called to pick up their child at the end of the day and/or bring
a helmet. One saved my son's life last year and I have a brother-in-law's
brother in France having to relearn how to speak, walk, feed himself at the
moment because he wasn't wearing one. It was a similar shift with seat belts -
I'd feel vulnerable without one now but it was a slow shift.
There was one amusing problem in Melbourne recently. The city council put in
'rent a bicycle' stations around the city - take one here, return it there,
minimal charge. Cost quite a bit. Unfortunately it was illegal to actually use
one as there was no provision for helmets - you had to bring your own and of
course, no one had thought to do that. Those bicycles aren't getting much use!
Andrew Fildes
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On 08/05/2013, at 2:13 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> My city is also trying to become more cycle friendly, and I'm not pleased.
> It would seem that riding a cycle causes everyone's IQ to fall
> precipitously, and the riders seem to think they are totally relieved of
> observing the traffic laws. Run red lights? Sure! Go the wrong way on a
> one-way street? Yup! Make unsignaled lane changes where you make a big
> sweeping curve across two or three lanes of traffic in front of moving cars?
> Sure, I'm immune from danger. What is it about bicycles? Is it the same
> thing that makes Prius drivers go sooooo slooooow?
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